Jane Diplock

Jane Diplock

Former Chairman, International Organisation of Securities Commissions

Jane Diplock AO is a professional international company director. She currently holds non executive directorship positions on the International Integrated Reporting Council Board, SGX Limited and Australian Financial Services Group Pty Limited. She is a member on a number of other Boards and Committees internationally. She has previously been Chairman of IOSCO, International Organisation of Securities Commissions for 7 years and Chairman of New Zealand Securities Commission for 9 years.
 
Before being appointed Chairman of New Zealand Securities Commission Jane was the National Director, Infrastructure and Strategic Planning, and New South Wales Regional Commissioner with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. She previously held senior executive positions with Westpac Banking Corporation, and was Managing Director of the New South Wales Technical and Further Education Commission. She has chaired and been a member of a number of boards and committees in the public, private and not for profit sectors.

Professional qualifications: Barrister and solicitor of ACT Supreme Court and High Court of Australia; barrister of New South Wales Supreme Court; fellow of Institute of Public Administration Australia; Chevening fellow at London School of Economics.

Work history: Elected chairman of executive committee of International Organisation of Securities Committees May, 2004. Appointed chairman of NZ Securities Commission 2001 for five-year term. National director Infrastructure and Strategic Planning and New South Wales regional commissioner with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. Director-general of the Department of Training and Education Coordination.  Managing director of NSW Technical and Further Education Commission. With Westpac for six years, starting 1988.

 

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The former chair of the New Zealand SEC discusses the correlation between profitability and having an equal number of men and women on corporate boards.
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Former IOSCO chairperson Jane Diplock explains why gender diversity in corporate leadership is profitable.